I made this little quilt quite a few years ago now, but those that have seen it seem to really enjoy it. So I thought I’d make and share a new version today, along with a quick tutorial so you can make your own. It’s my little Valentine to all of my dear readers.
You will need about 2/3 of a yard of background fabric and 24 – 2 1/2” squares (A) in any colors you want.
Cut your background fabric into 8 – 2 1/2 by WOF strips.
Subcut your background strips as follows. I recommend cutting the longest pieces first.
B Cut 6 – 2 1/2 inch squares
C Cut 5 – 2 1/2 by 4 1/2 inches
D Cut 4 – 2 1/2 by 6 1/2 inches
E Cut 2 – 2 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches
F Cut 4 – 2 1/2 by 10 1/2 inches
G Cut 5 – 2 1/2 by 12 1/2 inches
Lay out your colored squares as shown below.
Then place background pieces in their positions as follows.
Sew pieces into columns. Press seams in each column in opposite directions. Next, sew your columns together.
Cut side borders 2 1/2 by 20 1/2 inches and add to each side. Cut top and bottom borders 2 1/2 by 26 1/2 inches and add to top and bottom. Press seams toward the borders.
Quilt as desired! And come back on Friday to see my finished Valentine. If you make a quilt using this little tutorial, please post on Instagram and tag me in your post (@katyquilts).
Happy Valentine’s Day!
KatyQuilts 
Thank you so much for this. I gave away the only heart quilt I have done(smaller than this) so I needed another for valentine day to hang.
Thank you, Katie, for such a beautiful tutorial. Lovely work!
Thank you for this tutorial, your finished product is beautifully done. Do you do quilting for other people?
Beautiful quilting my dear. Thank you for sharing your pattern. Now would you like to share your talents for longarming 💟 the pictures before and after quilting are just amazing.
Hi Katy! Thanks for the tutorial. If I make this cute quilt, will you quilt exactly like yours please?!! JK. {{Hugs}} ~smile~ Roseanne
This is beautiful!! The quilting is exquisite!! Thank you for sharing your pattern with us. Happy Valentines Day. Hugs
Thanks for the tutorial! Such a cute quilt!
Thank you! And what gorgeous quilting!